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Three dimensional high-resolution acoustic imaging of the sub-seabed

Three dimensional high-resolution acoustic imaging of the sub-seabed
Three dimensional high-resolution acoustic imaging of the sub-seabed
Chirp sub-bottom profilers are marine acoustic devices that use a known and repeatable frequency-modulated source signature to produce vertical seismic reflection cross-sections of the sub-seabed. Here a 3D Chirp system is described that operates in the frequency range of 1.5–13 kHz, to produce a three-dimensional image of the sub-seabed, with typical penetration of 10–30 m and decimetric horizontal and vertical resolution. The system design incorporates a rigid frame that contains the Chirp source array together with 60 receiver elements, with positioning provided by an integrated real-time-kinematic (RTK) global positioning system (GPS). The system can be surface towed from a small survey vessel and can be applied to targets of marine geological, engineering, archaeological and defence interest. Data acquisition and processing are described for a case study which images a buried engineering structure in the Port of Southampton.

chirp, 3D chirp, 3D seismics, high-resolution seismics
0003-682X
412-421
Gutowski, Martin
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Bull, Jonathan M.
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Dix, Justin K.
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Henstock, Timothy J.
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Hogarth, Peter
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Hillier, Tom
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Leighton, Timothy G.
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White, Paul R.
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Gutowski, Martin
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Bull, Jonathan M.
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Dix, Justin K.
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Henstock, Timothy J.
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Hogarth, Peter
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Hillier, Tom
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Leighton, Timothy G.
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White, Paul R.
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Gutowski, Martin, Bull, Jonathan M., Dix, Justin K., Henstock, Timothy J., Hogarth, Peter, Hillier, Tom, Leighton, Timothy G. and White, Paul R. (2008) Three dimensional high-resolution acoustic imaging of the sub-seabed. Applied Acoustics, 69 (5), 412-421. (doi:10.1016/j.apacoust.2006.08.013).

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Abstract

Chirp sub-bottom profilers are marine acoustic devices that use a known and repeatable frequency-modulated source signature to produce vertical seismic reflection cross-sections of the sub-seabed. Here a 3D Chirp system is described that operates in the frequency range of 1.5–13 kHz, to produce a three-dimensional image of the sub-seabed, with typical penetration of 10–30 m and decimetric horizontal and vertical resolution. The system design incorporates a rigid frame that contains the Chirp source array together with 60 receiver elements, with positioning provided by an integrated real-time-kinematic (RTK) global positioning system (GPS). The system can be surface towed from a small survey vessel and can be applied to targets of marine geological, engineering, archaeological and defence interest. Data acquisition and processing are described for a case study which images a buried engineering structure in the Port of Southampton.

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Submitted date: 12 May 2006
Published date: May 2008
Additional Information: (Also published in Applied Acoustics 69(3) as a result of publisher's error).
Keywords: chirp, 3D chirp, 3D seismics, high-resolution seismics

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Local EPrints ID: 51049
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/51049
ISSN: 0003-682X
PURE UUID: 734c783f-ecd3-428e-ab8c-79032aa5e355
ORCID for Jonathan M. Bull: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3373-5807
ORCID for Justin K. Dix: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2905-5403
ORCID for Timothy J. Henstock: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2132-2514
ORCID for Timothy G. Leighton: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1649-8750
ORCID for Paul R. White: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-4787-8713

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Date deposited: 01 May 2008
Last modified: 11 Jul 2024 01:39

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Author: Martin Gutowski
Author: Justin K. Dix ORCID iD
Author: Peter Hogarth
Author: Tom Hillier
Author: Paul R. White ORCID iD

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